Hi! This year Spring/Summer catwalks saw a huge influx on the 'slashes' trend internationally. I can guarantee that whenever anybody is asked to come up with ideas that associate with the trend 'slashes', the first thing that comes to mind is ripped jeans.
Ripped jeans are everywhere. To begin with, I felt that the variation of the trend slashes was quite small. For a short period it seemed everybody and their grandmothers were out wearing either jeans with slashes on their knees or a jumper with side slits. However, now I feel as though this has been expanded dramatically, within both the luxury and high street brands.
One luxury brand that I feel epitomises the trend slashes and has done so for some time is Alexander McQueen. Ever since his 90's Spring/Summer collections, Alexander McQueen has exposed the trend into new measures. In this case, I understood 'slash' as not a slit, tear, rip or a vent but the family of - a slash to me are geometric shapes exposing flashes of skin. I think Alexander McQueen understood the trend and used it to his advantages, creating several iconic garments throughout 1994 to 1997 showcasing the very sexy trend.
Anybody who follows Alexander McQueen collections will know they often use cutting-edge designs, however he remains one of the most influential figures in British Fashion. I feel that every single one of their pieces includes lots of tailoring, asymmetric hems and extremely well crafted, this being shown particularly in the image above from Elle China spread styled in Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2016.
Ripped jeans are everywhere. To begin with, I felt that the variation of the trend slashes was quite small. For a short period it seemed everybody and their grandmothers were out wearing either jeans with slashes on their knees or a jumper with side slits. However, now I feel as though this has been expanded dramatically, within both the luxury and high street brands.
The Slashes trend hasn't just been presented on the catwalk however, with a number
of fashion magazines incorporating it on their
front covers as well as forking out thousands
of pounds for photo shoots within their pages, these shots being taken from Chin Spring/Summer 16 Look book you can see
the slashes trend styled
on a male model.
The magazines and look books which I have seen have no iconography or props in their photo shoots. I feel as though not having any props add to the realism of the images, focusing solely on just the garments and making it easier for consumers to see what they're trying to say.
I hope you enjoyed reading my first mini trend post, plenty more to come!
Brandi Kristine
Photo Credit: The K Label, Pinterest
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